HOW TO AVOID MODERN MEDICINE they help channelise a lot of money to various business
enterprises, such as health food industries, industries
When does a man become a patient? When does he selling jogging outfits and executive exercise machines,
get well? A leading thinker in the field of modern medical the drug industry (selling vitamins and minerals), and a
teaching in America, Professor Eisenberg, asserts that a host of other ancillary industries. Even the drugs
man becomes a patient when he sees a doctor. He rarely, claiming to lower marginally elevated blood pressures
if ever, becomes NORMAL again. However, one should (doctor-induced) and cholesterol-lowering agents
keep in mind that normality is an abstract concept, and, (another 'ghost' created by the medical profession) bring
like beauty, it lies in the eyes of the beholder. For a doctor in more money to the drug industry in America than the
who wants to find something abnormal these days, there total annual budget of a country like India! It is estimated
are a host of biochemical and electronic tests, some of that around 15 million Americans are treated every year
which are bound to fall beyond the realm of 'normality'. unnecessarily for mild hypertension at a cost of $ 2.3
The situation reminds me of what Mark Twain once billion! Around 575,000 people are treated in coronary
observed : "For a man who wants to use a hammer badly, care units for chest pains which turn out to be due to
a lot of things look like nails which need hammering." minor muscle aches and pains, at a cost of $ 4.5 billion.
The five-star, profit-making, corporate hospitals in the The myth surrounding jogging, which is being
West (now slowly making their way to the developing promoted as a very good form of exercise for good
world, having lost their credibility in the place of their health, deserves to be debunked. Jogging does not give
origin) thrive on this principle. any additional protection to the heart. On the contrary,
If we look at the Gaussian curves of diseased people with minor obstructions in the blood supply to
population and the non-diseased ones, the curves meet the heart (which is nothing unusual in middle aged and
and cross each other thus : elderly people) might even drop dead while jogging! Dr.
For a large number of George Burch, a famous American cardiologist, has gone
people falling in the range to the extent of calling this fad a 'run to death'.
between points b and c in When one is motivated very strongly to jog for a certain
the horizontal axis, the length of time, one might try to complete this task inspite
vested interests can always of the body giving out warning signals by way of chest
claim that preventive pain or breathlessness and might end up in the grave.
measures help. These On an average 45,000 operations are done per year in the
people are advised to go in USA for knee joint injuries due to jogging and other
for all sorts of screening fashionable sports. The human knee joint is very much
procedures. These similar to the cow's or the dog's and is quite unstable.
procedures are basically money-spinners. In addition Jogging unfortunately damages knee joints. The
I arise today through the strength of heaven : Light of sun, Radiance of Absence of disease is not Health.
moon, Splendour of fire, Speed of lightning, Swiftness of wind, Depth of
sea, Stability of earth, Firmness of rock. - Saint Patrick
Absence of health is dis-harmony, or Dis-ease.
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multimillion jogging outfit industry and many American particles in blood which have a great potential for vessel
doctors are responsible for boosting up jogging as a walls damaging and unnatural clotting of blood inside
health activity. It is estimated that about 10 percent of blood vessels which really kills people) .
orthopaedic surgeons in America could become As long as high blood cholesterol was in itself
redundant if jogging stops. Walking, in fact, gives the perceived as the cause of occlusive vessel diseases, it
same health benefits as jogging. One has to walk up and has been thought necessary to reduce cholesterol-rich
down gradients to get the best benefit out of it. foods and also use cholesterol lowering drug. It has also
Let us now turn to another enigmatic topic, i.e., been cited that lowering cholesterol levels lowers death
cholesterol. Periodic headlines in newspapers keep the due to heart attacks. What is frequently ignored is the
debate on this topic alive. A recent headline referred to fact that the total number of people dying, among the
the 'new danger of cholesterol producing deafness'. cohorts of people whose blood cholesterol levels have
However, the scientific data in this regard are not yet been reduced by diet and/or by drugs, has not gone
available. The surgeon who is reported to have claimed down, in fact, the total number of people dying has gone
that cholesterol causes deafness was merely quoting up! One great scientist in this field once remarked that
from a study done by his assistant, which is yet to see "doctors trying to reduce patients' cholesterol remind
the light of the day in scientific journals after going me of the stewards on the deck of the Titanic trying to
through the rigorous scientific peer review. It is, rearrange the deck chairs as the great vessel was
therefore, not only premature to publicise such sinking". There was, unexpectedly, an increase in deaths
unconfirmed facts in the lay press but is also unethical due to a variety of causes, notably accidents, violence,
and totally unscientific to say the least. Such tall claims cancer, AIDS and strokes. Professor John Yudkin of the
are always made from time to time with an ulterior motive. London University in a recent scientific paper in the Royal
The multibillion dollar cholesterol-lowering drug and Society journal had expressed his opinions about the
food industry has a lot to do with this kind of propaganda. controversy as follows : "Another way of stating these
Let us look objectively at the whole lot of scientific data findings is to say that, if you wish to increase the number
on cholesterol for the benefit of lay readers. of people dying of accidents, violence, cancer and stroke,
It has been frequently pointed out that vascular then give them a diet low in fat, and perhaps give them
diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, and leg vessel also a cholesterol-lowering drug. At the same time, you
afflictions are more common in people with raised blood will save a few people from dying of heart attacks. Except
concentrations of cholesterol. What is lost sight of are for the fact that the proportion of people in each category
the other changes that take place in the blood of these is not very large, one could almost say, with Punch, 'you
people, such as rise in (1) blood sugar levels, (2) uric pays your money and you takes your choice." Professor
acid levels, and insulin levels. In addition a series of Yudkin and his team have concluded that there is no
changes takes place in the blood platelets (small conclusive evidence proving that dietary fat or
My early and invincible love of reading, I would not exchange The Natural Healing Force within each one of us is the
for the treasures of India. greatest force in getting well.
- Gibbon - Hippocrates
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cholesterol is a cause of heart attacks. In fact, a recent influence the results of blood cholesterol tests.
editorial in the British Medical Journal has asked for a Intercurrent illness such as common cold or 'flu' can
moratorium on cholesterol - lowering drugs till such time also alter your cholesterol levels.
that more definite evidence of the latter's benefit can be If a person lies flat for 20 minutes before the blood
gathered. The present evidence merely suggests sample is taken, there can be a 15 percent change in the
epidemiological association between high fat and cholesterol level. If a tourniquet is applied too tightly
vascular diseases. Scientifically, this relationship is not before withdrawing blood, a change of 2 to 10 percent
a cause-effect relationship. can result. In addition, the anticoagulant used in the tests
I am tempted to give a more telling example. can dramatically change the outcome. Oxalate can create
Epidemiologically most people die in bed, barring those an 8 percent change in cholesterol levels and citrate and
who die on roads or at other accident sites. Statistically fluoride can cause changes up to 18 percent. Other
there is a strong correlation between the sleeping bed factors such as laboratory handling, storage and
(home or hospital) and death. Could we draw the transport of the blood specimen can have profound
conclusion that the bed is the cause of death as is done effects on the final result.
in the case of cholesterol for heart attacks and deafness? Be that as it may, the million-dollar question is : will
Having posed this question, I should remind the readers the cholesterol-lowering programme improve your
that we cannot completely discard diet advice for our longevity? If a person has a low risk factor and can
patients. Obesity definitely poses a risk for all types of practise a lifelong programme of lowering his
diseases affecting the heart and other organs. As a cholesterol, the estimated life expectancy may be
matter of fact, one kilogram of excess fat in the body extended by three days to 12 months. For persons at
will contain 800 kilometers of capillaries (small blood high risk, the life expectancy may be extended by 18
vessels). This additional burden in itself will result in days to 12 months. As against this, what are the hazards
faster wear and tear. So the advice given by our of lowering cholesterol levels? To date, there is no known
ancestors has proved very scientific : "hitha mitha safe anti- cholesterol drug. Hepatitis (liver damage),
aahara", i.e. moderation is everything and keeping the increased risks of cancer, precipitation of diabetes and
body weight under control are the logical means of gout, kidney failure and early cataract are some of the
avoiding premature death. known side-effects of the commonly used cholesterol -
Do you know that when your blood cholesterol is lowering drugs. Increased incidences of violent deaths
examined even by the best laboratory, equipped with the due to suicide, homicide and accidents have been
lastest apparatus, technical errors can creep in to such reported in people who try to lower their cholesterol
an extent which could shock even the most ardent anti- levels by drugs.
cholesterol lobbyists? Several factors including Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein, who won the
consumption of drugs or coffee and exercise habits can Nobel Prize for the discovery of cholesterol receptors,
Health is the only thing that makes you feel that now is the Laugh three times a day. Keep the doctor away.
best time of the year.
- Franklin Adams.
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have observed: "If the LDL receptor hypothesis is has demonstrated a decrease in total mortality? When a
correct, the human receptor system is designed to marginal fall in vascular mortality is shown in some
function in the presence of an exceedingly low LDL studies, an accompanying rise in cancer mortality has
cholesterol level. The kind of diet necessary to maintain been evident. This points to a situation like the stewards
such a level would be markedly different from the on the deck of the Titanic trying to shift the deck chair as
customary diet. It would call for the total elimination of the ship has sinking. A pointer, good enough for the
dairy products as well as eggs, meat and other sources medical profession, Is to sit up and see straight!
of saturated fats. We believe that such a drastic change A whole new industry related to cholesterol lowering
is not warranted for the entire population. Firstly, such a and diet-changing efforts has sprung up, involving
diet will have severe economic and social consequences. gigantic economic activity. A senior American
Second, it might well expose the population to other cardiologist, Professor Eliot Cord, gives the following
diseases now prevented by moderate fat intake. Third, advice to both the public and the medical profession :
experience has shown that people will not adhere to such "Blood cholesterol should be checked only if there are
a diet for long. Fourth, and the most compelling, people sound clinical indications. The medical profession
vary genetically. Even among those who consume should tell all people to abstain from tobacco smoking
current Western high-fat diet, 50 percent will die of and to follow a reasonable blood pressure control
atherosclerotics disease, the other 50 percent are programme. A mixed diet low in calories and saturated
resistant to the disease." We do not know why. If we find fat should be recommended, along with some physical
out why 50 percent of people who eat high-fat diet and exercise. The presently advocated dramatic cholesterol
have high cholesterol but do not die of atherosclerosis, campaign is of uncertain value and tremendous cost."
the answer should open our eyes. Isn't this our old granny's advice which we ignored?
Scientific facts are not always true. They are, at best, Every human being has to die one day and that day
attempts to get the truth and final secret is closely is almost fixed in our genes when we are born. Barring
guarded by Nature. The history of the clinical nutrition accidents, every person dies at predetermined time.
of modern medicine reveals that doctors have been Medical science and modern technology have not been
changing the dietary advice to their patients literally daily able to extend an individual's life span by even a minute
for the latter to have any confidence. One will be even though they have been able to extend mankind's
surprised to know that the foundation of the so-called life expectancy markedly. Our objective should be to
"balanced diet" rests on the Nazi secret of the German ensure that all human beings remain happy and healthy
soldier's diet during the Second World War. as long as they live.
What then are the reasons for people to advocate the This can be achieved by observing moderation in all
much publicized cholesterol lowering programme in spite areas. Diseases and disabilities result from heredity, social
of the fact that to date, no major study on fat intervention factors, environmental changes, ethnic background,
Man alone suffers so excruciatingly in the world that he The greatest scientific discovery is the fact that all our
was compelled to invent Laughter - Nietzsche concepts are only approximations.
- Geoffrey Chew
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economic status, political freedom and most of all chance. 'diseases' include divorce, suicide and man's cruelty to
Some of us live long in spite of being subjected to various man. Right-thinking and conscientious people should
hardships because of our inheritance of a disease called seriously plan a strategy for our next generation. The time
'longevity syndrome'. which is purely genetic. has come for the medical profession to ponder over
Let me re-emphasise at this stage that modern whether the treatment of patients today is for good of the
medicine has only been looking at risk factors and has doctor or for the good of the patients. Expensive
been attempting to alter these by so-called 'preventive procedures such as bypass surgery and also costly
screening' methods and 'lifestyle changes.' These drugs, normally prescribed after a heart attack, have come
schemes have proved highly profitable to the medical in for adverse criticism. Even though bypass surgery can
profession and also to the supporting industries. All and be very beneficial for extreme cases, such surgery is
sundry are being goaded to have regular check-up. being done routinely even for mild cases where operation
Expensive executive check-ups have become routine in may not be indicated at all. Let us face the truth. Bypass
the 'five-star medicine' culture. The scientific findings surgery is the best money-spinner in the Western world.
in this field, however, tell a different story. Except for Modern medicine is moving away from the most laudable
high blood pressure and diabetes, no other known ideals of our profession as enunciated by our founder
disease can be detected at an incipient stage for the long- father, Hippocrates, when he said, "cure rarely, comfort
term benefit of the individual. Blood pressure and urine mostly but console always". The kingpin in this game of
or blood sugar can be checked by your own family doctor medicine, the human being who is ill or imagines he is ill,
regularly. One does not have to go for costly periodic is being forgotten in this age of various scopes, CAT
health screening. The latter might even cause havoc with scanners and other gigmos. He or she does not get any
a hypochondriac and lead to what is called 'the Ulysses succor because the healer today has become "a plumber,
syndrome'. Like the Greek hero, an innocent man might cutter, welder, driller, anything but a doctor".
suffer from the medical profession's diagnostic or Positive health is not merely the absence of a physical
therapeutic misadventures. disease. It is the holistic well-being not only of the body and
The usual media claim that the industrial world has mind but also of the soul. Even the World Health Organisation
an epidemic of vascular diseases which are creeping (WHO) is grappling with a new definition of health.
into the developing world has not been borne out by A human being's mind is at the root of all his troubles
scientific studies. Such studies have shown that the and a good doctor should be able to understand this
claims of recent epidemics of these killer diseases have precept. We have to train a new breed of doctors who
been largely spurius. understand disease in its entirety. Till then, the only hope
On the other hand, present-day 'civilization' has for the population is the dying breed of the family doctor
engendered several new 'diseases' which will very soon with empathy as his subspeciality. Don't we call this
destroy mankind if not checked immediately. These 'superspeciality' in India? Going to a specialist directly
Knowledge advances only by reputation of false doctrines Diseases present (themselves) through the personality
and not by repetition of true ones. - Karl Popper of the patient. - Sir James Spencer.
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my be a fatal mistake at times. EAT YOUR WAY TO A BETTER LIFE
A majority of illnesses are self-curing and one does
Health is a feeling of exuberance, which leaves us free
not really need treatment. The safest way to ensure a to discover our potential, far beyond our present
continuous healthy life is to maintain a wise family doctor imagination. But health has become elusive today. Such
to guide you. In the unlikely event of his needing help, common complaints as colds, headaches, sinus problems,
the specialists, of whom there are hundreds today, can pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma, arthritis, skin afflictions,
be summoned. If you get caught in the whirlpool of colitis, intestinal ailments and a multitude of other maladies
modern high-tech medicine without the help of wise are the consequence of poor dietary practices. Of unfit
counsel, you may repent when it is too late. The doctor foods, improperly eaten foods, and incorrect living
of the future will have to be educated with the community practices in general. All illnesses are caused by toxic
as his background and not modern technology and materials in the body. An illness per se is a body crisis -
diagnosis oriented hospital teaching. Diagnosis must initiated by the body itself. An illness is an attempt made
only serve as the means to reaching our goal. The goal by the body at self purification. During illness, the body
should be to relieve human suffering. can cleanse itself through the skin, pores, mucous, fever
etc. If we are to enjoy and appreciate the highest level of
The current monetary economy scene, with its
health, correct dietary practices are absolutely necessary.
competitive ethos, is at the root of all human misery That we cannot be healthy on a diet of nicotine, alcohol,
including every disease. Urbanisation, population vinegar, caffeine or drugs or fatty foods is known. What is
migration, economic dependence and political not known is what to eat, when to eat, or how much to eat.
oppression are the new risk factors contracting a disease • Food must be palatable in its natural or living state. This
but the known conventional risk factors have not been means mostly in a raw state (fruits and vegetables, for
responsible for this. Acculturation and economic example.) Cooking has a history of only a few thousand
frustration drive these people so fast that they virtually years. One has suffered much as a result. Experiment
gallop to their graves. By the year AD 2000, 50 percent after experiment shows that only a living food diet will
of our villages would have been urbanised. Such sustain health at the highest level.
urbanisation is estimated to push up death and disease • Food must contain no harmful or toxic substances. It
figures by geometric proportions and our big cities will should not interfere with normal body processes e.g.
become the largest mortuaries. mushrooms contain m.s.g. that is toxic or refined foods-
including sugar leave a toxic residue. Fruits on the other
We must utilise all our available resources until we
hand are completely digested leaving no toxic residue.
reverse this mad race for so-called 'modernisation' in
• Foods must be easy for digestion and assimilation.
the name of progress. Let us try to avoid the ravages of It must place no extraordinary digestive burdens upon
modern medicine. the body. Example : meats and deep fried foods are a
– Dr. B M Hegde burden on the system, taking up to 72 hours to digest.
A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, If a book is worth reading, it is worth buying.
embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. - John Ruskin
- John Milton
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Fruits take 20 minutes.
• The food must contain a rather broad range of nutrients and WHAT LED ME TO THE DISCOVERY
food factors in an utilisable form. Most foods in nature are OF THE NEW SCIENCE OF HEALING?
well rounded in their nutrients, having a rather complete
(Continued from the previous issue...)
complement of vitamins, minerals, proteins and other food
factors known and unknown. If we disregard the water Whilst on the ordinary Nature Cure System the diet,
content of foods, most of them do not differ significantly in at all events very often, has been wholly unregulated, or
their nutrient content, though all vary e.g. polished rice, arbitrarily accommodated to the traditionary mixed diet,
bread, sugar, biscuits are fragmented foods. the New Science of Healing prescribes a non-stimulant
Thus, the objective in the selection of foods is to arrive system of dieteties based on natural laws and accurately
at those that have the highest possible biological value and clearly defined.
for us. Only fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds (in sprouted As you see, the deviations from usual methods of
form) meet all these criteria. That too, in a most admirable the Nature Cure System - which, I repeat it again, has
way. The best of foods and most ideally balanced diets are nevertheless, worked wonders - are so great, that I feel
all irrelevant, when not utilised by the body. They leave
quite justified in giving my theory and practice a new
behind toxic wastes, which is the beginning of the chain
of illness and disease. name, that of the New Science of Healing without Drugs
Another reason for fruits and vegetables dominating and without Operations.
the diet - is its water content. Our body is 70% water (like I cannot enumerate in detail all the experiments I tried,
earth) which means that 70% of our foods should consist before my system was fully developed, that would
of fruits and vegetables. doubtless be interesting to many, but would not be of
There are two important reasons for this - nourishment practical value. It is, in fact, a special advantage when
and cleansing. Water transports the nutrients in the food one can make straight for the goal and avoid the many
to all the body's cells, and in turn also removes the toxic wrong paths which had to be traversed, before the right
wastes. All the nutritional requirements for the body are
road was discovered.
found in fruits and vegetables, without any need to count
calories. Drinking eight glasses of water is not solution,
After these prefatory remarks, let us turn to the matter
because water does not carry the enzymes and other life itself. The fundamental question, which I must first
preserving elements into the body. But the water content examine and on which the entire method of cure is based,
in fruits and vegetables does! We mostly tend to eat foods is this : "What body is , or is not, healthy?" Current
that do not cleanse, but instead pollute the body. opinions are very different. Who has not had experience
To be vibrantly and vigorously alive, in the best possible of this? One asserts that he is quite healthy, only a little
shape, we must eat foods that are alive. rheumatism troubles him, another suffers only from
– Dr. Vijaya Venkat & Associates nervousness, but is otherwise health itself. Just as if the
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I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair There is no physician like cheerful thought for dissipating
- Tennyson the ills of the body. - James Allen
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body consisted of separate sections, one quite separated more closely, each one has some trifle - as he expresses
off from the other and hardly having any connection with it - to mention, some slight pain, an occasional headache,
it at all. Strangely enough, this view is supported by the toothache now and then, and so on, which proves that
orthodox method of curing. For the latter in many case absolute health is out of the question. For this reason
only regards one individual organ, often scarcely noticing comprehensive study is necessary in order to learn the
the neighbouring ones. Yet it is an undoubted fact, that normal shape of the body. Nevertheless something may
the entire human body is a united whole, the parts of be done by comparing sick persons with the
which are in constant reciprocal relation, so that sickness approximately healthy and from subsequent explanations
in one part must have an influence on the other parts. you will see still more clearly how it is possible.
Daily observation shows you that such is the case. If you I have mentioned the fact that disease alters the shape
have the toothache, you are hardly capable of work, and of the body, I will now give you some familiar instances.
relish neither food nor drink. A splinter in the little finger To begin with, let me remind you of persons suffering
has a similar effect, pain in the stomach robs us of all from obesity, whose bodies take on the well-known
desire for physical or mental work. At first this is only the rotundity, and in contrast to them of lean persons, on
immediate influence transmitted by the nerves. But we whose bodies hardly any fat is deposited. Both are
perceive how one trouble directly induces others. Should undoubtedly morbid symptoms. Further, there is the loss
it continue long, the consequences will be permanent, of the teeth, which alters the whole face, gouty affections,
whether they are perceptible to us or not. A body can in which knots are formed, articular rheumatism, in which
therefore be healthy only when all its parts are in their there is a swelling of entire parts of the body. In all these
normal condition and perform their work without pain, cases the alterations are so strikingly apparent that the
pressure or tension. But all the parts should also posses novice recognizes them. In other forms of disease they
the form best adapted to their purpose, which likewise are less evident to the eye, yet I can remind you of many
best corresponds to our ideas of beauty. Where the more well-known cases. You know that a healthy person
external form is abnormal, such state has been caused has a clear, quiet eye, and that his features are not
by definite influences. But extended observations are distorted. But you would find it hard to determine when
necessary to determine the precise normal form in every the face gets the proper expression, and you will
case, we have first of all to find really healthy persons as unhesitatingly admit that one person has a sharper sense
objects of study, from whom to learn the forms. But it of observation in this matter than another. For instance,
has now become well-nigh impossible to find such. To we often meet a person whom we have not seen for years.
be sure, we speak of strong, healthy persons, and many We find that he has changed considerably for the worse
declare that they belong to this class, but if we inquire during this time, though we are not able accurately to
Keep yourself so busy that you have no time to fret and stew. Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body.
- Addison
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define the nature of this change. And nevertheless these The end of the rectum is most admirably formed, so
transformations, through which the body gradually loses that if the excrements are of the proper consistency when
its beauty, have a deep significance, to which I shall they reach it, they are ejected without difficulty and
return further on. From all this it is evident that diseases without soiling the body. I have dealt with this subject
reveal themselves by changes in the body and more more in detail in my little pamphlet "Am I well or sick?"
especially in the head and neck, and that it is an important So called toilet-paper is an acquisition for sick
matter to recognize and explain these alterations. humanity, perfectly healthy people do not in reality need
Whether everyone will succeed in doing this, I will such. Do not mistake me, I do not mean that anyone
not decide, much perseverance and assiduous practice who is not in really sound health, should imagine that
are needful for making observations. Those wishing to by his rejecting this resource of civilization he has
go deeper into the Science of Facial Expression, I would achieved some wonderful victory! On the contrary, it is
recommend to procure my handbook which forms a clear just for such unhealthy persons that it is necessary, so
guide to the subject. To-day I will call your attention to that cleanliness may be maintained. Now, from his
another touchstone of health. digestion everyone can easily learn whether he is healthy
Since the entire body is affected in every case of or not. The test alluded to is a highly important one, and
illness, we are able to test the state of health by I do not hesitate to assert this positively, undisturbed by
examination of the operation of any organ. We do best, the mockery of sceptics.
however, to choose those organs whose functions may Fortunate, indeed, is he whom the above mentioned
be most thoroughly and readily tested and such are the criterion informs he is in full health. A healthy person
organs of digestion. Good digestion is a sign of good always feels perfectly well, he knows nothing of pain or
health, and when it continues in perfect operation day discomfort so long as they are not from external causes,
after day, the body is undoubtedly quite healthy. These in fact he never feels that he has a body. He delights in
observations can very easily be made in the case of work, and enjoys such activity until he grows tired, when
animals. It is from what is left over, that we can best he again finds full happiness in sweet repose. For him it
judge how the process of digestion has been performed. is easy to bear mental anguish, his body yields for his
The remnant matter should be ejected from the body in assuagement the soothing balm of tears, of which, in
such form that the latter remains perfectly clean. This such cases, even a man need not be ashamed. A healthy
you can observe every day in the case of horses and man is not troubled by family cares and anxieties, for in
birds in a state of freedom. Pardon my further elucidating himself he feels the strength to provide for his loved
this delicate matter, but when speaking of health and ones. A healthy mother finds happiness in bringing up
sickness everything must be called by its right names. her family, for she can nourish her little ones in the
Nutrition is a personal matter, as personal as your diary or Little deeds of kindness, little words of love,
Income tax report. Your nutrition can determine how you Make our earth an Eden like the heaven above.
look, act and feel... - Adelle Davis - Julia F. Carney
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manner nature intended, and if darlings are healthy too, TIPS FOR PARENTS WHO CARE
what a blissful life is theirs! Their faces are wreathed in
happy smiles, none of that continual restlessness, 1) Don't spoil me. I know quite well that I ought
grumbling and crying, in short, the education of such not to have all that I ask for. I'm only testing you.
children is a delight, especially as they will be far more 2) Don't be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it, it
susceptible and obedient to their teacher's influence. makes me feel more secure.
To recapitulate briefly : Natural inclination drew me to
science, severe sickness and sad experience with orthodox
3) Don't let me form bad habits. I have to rely on
physicians led me to the Nature Cure. My perceiving that you to detect them in the early stages.
even the latter, as hitherto applied, was powerless to cure 4) Don't correct me in front of people if you can
my serious chronic complaints, forced me to further help it. I will take much more notice if you talk
researches. Constant observation of living nature revealed quietly with me in private.
to me the necessary alteration which the external form of
5) Don't make me feel my mistakes are sins. It
every organism undergoes through disease, and the
upsets my sense of values.
manner in which this alteration takes place, and the way
in which it again disappears when the disease is cured, 6) Don't nag. If you do, I shall have to protect myself
finally taught me what disease is and how it arises. by appearing deaf.
– Louis Kuhne 7) Don't put me off when I ask questions. If you do
you will find that I stop asking and seek my
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I HAVE A DREAM
"I have a dream that one day we will have temple - spas
CONCURRENT USE OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES throughout the country where people will go to renew
Q : "Many patients who come to doctors of modern medicine
their spirits, nourish their minds, and regenerate their
for treatment also consume other alternative medicines such
bodies. These temple-spas will be surrounded by
as Ayurvedic, Unani, Homoeopathic etc. Is there any evidence
that such practices lead to more patient satisfaction?"
gardens, fragrant with the scent of herbs and flowers,
- Dr. Shankar Rao with pathways leading to nearby woods and meadows.
A : "One must keep in mind that concurrent use of alternative Certain areas of the temple-spa will be set aside for
non-drug therapies (except homoeopathy) are unlikely to specialised activities, each contributing to attunement
adversely affect the outcome of modern treatment. to the Universal :
However, the use of orally taken Ayurvedic and Unani medicines 1) Natural therapies such as music, colour, massage,
can lead to drug interactions and even interfere with the actions manipulation and hydro & helio-therapies
of allopathic medicines. No study on the effect of integrating 2 Body movement such as dancing, swimming, yoga,
complementary and allopathic medicine has been done in India and Tai Chi
but a study done in Northern Ireland in which over 700 patients
took part shows that some 65% of patients did benefit. Two-
3) Programmes such as music, drama and lecture /
fifths of patients reported an improvement in symptoms, 81% discussion.
said their general health had improved and 55% said that they 4) Libraries for reading and research.
had been able to reduce their use of painkillers. The therapies 5) Creative activities such as working with arts and
included acupuncture, chiropractic, osteopathy, homeopathy, crafts.
reflexology and aroma-therapy." - Dr. C. M. Gulhati 6) Working with nature through gardening or study and
CARISOPRODOL DISCARDED DUE TO SIDE EFFECTS 7) Turning within through prayer and meditation.
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has advocated a total
ban on the use of carisoprodol containing products following a
A common denominator of the temple-spa
review which concluded that the risks of this drug are greater than experience will be individualised therapeutic
benefits. It has been found that the drug has potential of abuse or programs and a large, windowed cafeteria serving
addiction as well as intoxication and events relating to fresh, whole, unadulterated, organically grown food
psychormotor impairment. The review look place after the drug and pure, unpolluted water.
regulatory authority of Norway ordered the withdrawal of the drug The temple spas will be as much a part of our national
from the market due to new information on adverse effects. In India, life as hospital and churches are today. An impossible
carisoprodol is not only sold as a single ingredient formulation but dream? So was the airplane and the telephone, in fact,
has also been irrationally combined with paracetamol and ibuprofen.
most of what we call modern civilization. Progress
It is being marketed under various brand names such as Carisoma,
Carisoma Compound and Somaflam. It is being promoted for pain begins with impossible dreams, except, this time around
of muscle spasms, back pain etc. Patients already consuming the impossible dream must be of a different nature, must
carisoprodol products should be advised to gradually taper off the move us in a different direction if we are to survive into
dose to avoid withdrawal symptoms. the 21st Century. The new direction will be towards
– DR. C. M. GULHATI health, wholeness and harmony both within and without
MIMS, 503, Mansarovar, 90 Nehru Place, New Delhi - 110 019. - ourselves and our world. This is the peace we are
(Dec, 2008 Issue) Tel. : 4101 4693, 2643 3115 seeking."
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